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Things I Didn't Buy
On renaming my wish list to 'Things I Didn't Buy,' a small shift that made me more mindful about spending and more grateful for what I don't own.
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5 Things: Shorter Workweeks, Costco Culture, and Stoicism
A New Year's roundup of five reads, on shorter workweeks, Nike's two hour marathon quest, a farmer building her own broadband, Costco's culture, and stoicism.
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Happy New Year!
A New Year's reflection looking back on the turmoil of 2016 and forward with optimism, rituals, and renewed intentions for 2017.
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Low Tide
A short ode to walking Venice Beach at low tide during the quiet winter off-season.
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5 Things: Michelle Obama, Brian Eno, and AI
A holiday reflection on starting the weekly 5 Things series, followed by five reads on nature's resilience, Michelle Obama, Brian Eno's generative music, AI, and female doctors.
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Bushnell's Law
A short exploration of Bushnell's Law, the video game design principle that the best games are easy to learn and hard to master, and its connection to progressive disclosure.
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5 Things: Running, Election Hacking, and UCLA Basketball
Five things from the week, including running as a mental puzzle, Russian election hacking, a resilient ancient microbe, UCLA basketball, and a bonus song discovered on the radio.
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A New Routine: Daily Journaling
On starting a daily five-minute journaling habit, not to be productive or solve problems, but simply to get thoughts out of my head.
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5 Things: Gaslighting, Love, and Cancer Immunotherapy
A weekly roundup of things that caught my attention, including a viral essay on Trump and gaslighting, a love story from the New Yorker, and a cancer immunotherapy breakthrough.
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Long Live the Independent Web
Thoughts on the importance of an open, independent web, owning one's own content, and the IndieWeb's POSSE philosophy.
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